Eugenio Blanco

Eugenio Blanco was a Mexican general who was a key leader of the war on the drug cartels during the 1980s and 1990s.

Biography
Eugenio Blanco was a general in the Mexican Army who was known for his pragmatism and his influence in the government; he was a valued advisor under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari during the 1980s. In 1989, he masterminded the division of the Guadalajara Cartel's lands among several of Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo's lieutenants, and he was engaged in secretive deals with the cartels with the goal of maintaining the balance of power and decreasing the amount of violence seen on the streets of Mexico. Conrado Higuera Sol served as his assistant, and the two of them engaged in dark activities, including planning the double murder of Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin Guzman Loera and Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo in 1993.